Table football set



Feb. 24, 1925. 7 1,527,876 E. JANIK TABLE FOOTBALL SET Filed 0013'. l9,v 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb.24. 1925. 1,527,876:

E. JANIK TABLE FOOTBALL SET v Filed Oct. 19, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDUABD JANIK, or VIENNA, AUSTRIA, ASSIGNOR ro THE FIRM: HEINRICH SEIFERT & S6HNE, or VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

TABLE FOOTBALL SET.

Application filed. October 19, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enrmno JANIK. a

citizen of the Republic of Austria. residing at Vienna. Austria. have.inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in a Table Football Set, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a table football set, the football being located within a fence or enclosure of a table forming the playground and the saidenclosure is provided with goals at both sides.

According tothe'invention the football is set in motion by balls which are thrown or hurled against it by the players.

For this object a number of throwing de vices or the like are provided around the playground, by which the balls are hurled in different directions towards the football to cause the latter to move in the one or other direction;

Several modes of carrying out the present.

0 ing device, the table and frame being shown in section,

Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively fragmentary vertical sectional'elevational views of a modified form of the frame and the method of mounting the same on the table.

Figs. 8 and 9. are similar views of details of flaps for preventing the rebounding of the balls.

Figs. 10 and 11 are respectively side elevational and top plan views of another form of the throwing device.

Figs. 12 and 13 are respectively front elevational plan views of an arrangement for determining the number of shooting elements used,

Fig. 14 is a sectional detail of the returning device for the balls.

Fig. 15 is av slightly modified form of the returning device for use in connection with the arrangement shown in Figs. 12 and 13,

Figs. 16 and 17 are further modified forms of the returning device.

Figs. 18 and 19 illustrate two modified constructions of a table football set in plan new;

Serial No. 669,587.

In the illustrated embodiment a table 1 is bounded by an oval frame or fence 2 and in front of latter there is arranged aparapet 3 which is interrupted at two oppositely disposed sides in order to form goals 4. The frame or fence is furnished with openings or passages through which balls may be thrown or hurled towards the football 5 either by hand or by means of throwing devices 6. Slightly inclined channels 7, arranged along the inner wall of the frame or fence 2 and leading to collecting pockets 8, serve for collecting the hurled balls. As may be seen from Fig. 2, the inside of the frame 2 is provided with a projection 9 of wedge-shaped cross-section, which serves for guiding the hurled balls into the collecting channel 7. The movement of the football 5 is limited by the parapet 3.

As indicated in Fig. 3. the throwing devices 6 may 'be arranged outside the frame 2* or as in Fig. 4 directly on the frame 2 as at 6 ..and the throwing devices may be rotatable and if desired tiltable. If desired the throwingdevices maybe slidable along the frame 2 as at 6 (Fig. In the latter construction the throwing device is provided witi a magazine or receptacle 10 for the reception of a. number of balls. which one after the other are supplied into the barrel. so that the balls may be hurled in quick succession.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a construction in which the frame 2 is retained a suitable distance above the table 1 by bars or legs 11 arranged a certain distance from one another. The inclined bottom face of the frame 2 serves for catching the balls. As

shown in Figs. 8 and 9, freely suspended flaps or pieces of leather 12, little rods, small plates -or the like may be secured to the frame. in order to prevent the rebounding of the balls. 7 Figs. 10 and 11 show a construction of throwing devices 6 whose pivot is directly in the frame 2 For the reception and guidance of the magazines 10 provided on the throwing devices 6 frame 2 is in places of annular shape. The arms of the parapet (Fig; 1) bounding the goals 4 are suitably adjustable in width and length, in order to adapt or adjust the goals to the desired size.

The game is played according to the rules i aim to force or drive the'football 5 into the goal 4 of the opponent. In this game the balls replace the individual foot-ball-players which kick the football according to their judgment in order to direct it in the desired direction. If it is desired to determine how many shots each team or every player has made, each team may be supplied with balls of a different colour. The number of shots delivered may be determined in that each magazine 10 is filled with a certain number of balls and the filling opening of the magazine is locked. By means of a slot 18 provided inthe wall of the magazine, the number of balls which have not been used and thus also the delivered shots can be determined.

The magazine may be locked for instance by a metal or paper seal or by a screw 14 (Fig. '10) which can be removed only with the aid of a particular key.

' Another arrangement for determining the shots delivered is illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13 in front view and plan view respectively. The laterally rotatable throwing device 6 is mounted in a bracket 15. secured to the frame W. The halls are disposed in an inclined trough of the frame from where they pass through an opening 16 into the throwing device 6 The flap 17. which is adapted to be locked and disposed on the frame 2 is provided with a slot 13 in order to determine at a glance the number of balls in the trough.

In the modified constructions illustrated in Figs. 14 to 17 the balls may be returned automatically to the players or to the throwing devices ready for immediate use. The thrown ball or the ball rebounding from the football comes against the inclined lower part of the frame 2 and from here is directed towards the track of the table 1 which is in the shape of a trough 18 Fig. 14) and is inclined in the same direction.

Fig. 15 illustrates an arrangement in which the refilling of the troughs (Figs. 12

and 13) provided at the surface of the frame is carried out automatically. For attaining this object the table 1 terminates in a rising circular track or channel 19. According to the construction illustrated in Fig. 16 the throwing devices 6 are mounted removably on the table. The throwingdevice is providedwith a pin 20, which rests in a hole of the table.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 18 and 19, the frame or enclosure 2 bounding the field of play consists of individual parts-which are separated from one another and betweenwhich the throwing devices 6 are inserted. In the construction illustrated in Fig. 19' the rotating pins (20) aredisposed underneath the muzzle of the throwing devices, so thatthe barrels o are not extending into the. fieldof play. Owing to this arrangement the parapet 3 may be dispensed with.

Fig. 17 shows an arrangement in which the balls pass downwardly into a space 21 provided underneath the table 1 the balls may be removed therefrom through a suitable opening. Also in this arrangement the parapet 3 may be dispensed with.

In connection with the numbering of the parts attention is directed to the fact that the corresponding parts bear the same nu merals but are differently primed in thedifferent modifications. Certain numerals of the modifications are not mentioned in the detailed description but are primed and they correspond to the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

I claim:

1. A table football set comprising a table, a frame extending entirely about the table and constituting a fence, goals at the opposite ends of the table, a foot-balha plurality of small balls adapted to be thrown against the football. a pluralit-yof ball throwing devices positioned entirely about the table and adapted to throw the. small balls againstthe foot-ball to set the same in motion and direct the football into either one of the goals.

2. A table football set comprising afenced in table, a football. goals in the opposite ends of the table, a parapet adjacent the outer ends of the table and extending to the opposite sides of the goals and actingas a. guard rail for the football so that the latter is allowed to pass only between the goals. and a plurality of small balls adapted to be thrown against the football and of asize to pass beneat-l1 the parapet.

8. A table football set comprising a table, a frame surrounding the table and serving as a fence. a football, goals at the opposite ends of the table, a parapet mounted above the table within the fence and spaced from the fence and extending to the opposite" sides of the goals and acting as a guard rail for the football so that thelatter is allowed to pass only between the goals, and av plurality of small balls adapted to be thrown against the football and of 'asize to pass beneath the parapet and be retained by the fence. I

4. Atable football set as claimed in claim o. wherein a channel is provided entirely about the table and closely spaced to the fence for collecting the small balls that pass beneath the parapet.

5. A table football set comprising a fenced in table, a football. goals at opposite points on the table, a plurality of small balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same'in motion, means arranged adj acent the'edges of the table and; extending to opposite sides of the goals serving as a guard for the football and allowing the football to pass only between the goals when struck by the small balls, and ball throwing devices including horizontal oscillatory barrels positioned entirely about the table.

6. A table football set, comprising a table, a frame consisting of a plurality of separate sections, goals at opposite ends of the frame, a football, balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, and throwing devices for the balls adjustably mounted in the spaces between the sections of the frame so that the balls may be cllirected from various positions across the tab e. r

7. A table football set, comprising a table, a frame surrounding the table, a football, balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, a parapet composed of two sections secured to opposite sides of the frame and having spaced end portions forming goals said parapets being of a height greater than the diameter of the balls but sufficient to act as a guard for the football, and a wedge-shaped projection arranged entirely about the side of the frame and acting as a guard rail for the thrown balls.

8. A table football set as claimed in claim 7, wherein ball throwing devices are posi tioned entirely around the table and adjustably mounted: on the frame.

9. A table football set comprising a table, a frame bounding the table, goals in the opposite ends of the table and a wedge-shaped projection passing around the side of the frame, a football, balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, and a channel arranged on the table adj acent the frame and beneath the projections so that the balls may be guided into the channels by the projections and be at all times positioned within easy access of the players.

10. A table football set, comprising a fenced-in table with goals, a football, balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, devices for throwing the balls attached to the table, the said devices being provided with magazines in which the balls are located and with barrels into which the balls automatically pass one after the other, and means for locking the magazines to prevent the insertion of balls.

11. A table football set, comprising a table, a frame with goals bounding the table, a wedge-shaped projection passing round the inside of the frame, a football, balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, devices for throwing the balls attached to the table, the said devices being providedv with magazines in which the balls are located and with barrels into which the balls automatically pass one after the other, means for locking the magazines to prevent the insertion of balls, and channels for collecting the hurled balls ex-- tending along the frame, the said projection seliving for guiding the balls into the channe s.

12. A table football set, comprising a table, a frame with goals bounding the table, an inclined trough-shaped recess in the said frame, the frame being provided with a hole connnunicating with the end of the troughshaped recess, a football, balls resting in the said recess and adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, and a device for throwing the balls attached to the said frame, the said hole also communicating with the said device.

13. A table football set, comprising, a table, a frame with goals: bounding the table, an inclined trough-shaped recess in the said frame, a flap adapted to be locked situated on the frame above the said recess in order to prevent admission to the latter, the frame being provided with a hole communicating wit-h the end of the trough-shaped recess, a

football, balls resting in the said recess and adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, and a device for throwing the balls attached to the said frame, the said hole also communicating wit-h the said device.

14. A table football set, comprising a table, a frame with goals bounding the table, an inclined trough-shaped recess in the said frame, a circular channel attached to the table, one end of the said channel communicating with the said recess and the other end terminating on the surface of the frame, a football, balls adapted to be thrown against the football to set the same in motion, and a device for throwing the balls attached to the said frame, the hurled balls rolling into the said recess, passing through the circular channel and are returned onto the surface of the table.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

EDUARD JANIK. WVitnesses:

CARL VONDENBERG, VALENTINO PIMOFEZPLE. 

